Health Infrastructure Monitoring Officer (GMG/SEG 3)

JOB PURPOSE

Under the direction and management of the Senior Quality Management Officer – Monitoring & Evaluation, the Health Infrastructure Monitoring Officer is responsible for monitoring and evaluation the performance and maintenance of all physical health infrastructures and related facilities/activities for assigned regional health authority (RHA) ensuring accountabilities, efficiency and effectiveness.

KEY OUTPUTS

• Physical Health Infrastructure Monitoring and Evaluation Initiatives for assigned RHA applied
• Physical Health Infrastructure Performance and Maintenance Indicators monitored
• Physical Health Infrastructure plans and data monitored
• Physical Health Infrastructure audited/inspected
• Technical advice/information provided
• Reports, Cabinet Submissions/Notes, technical papers, and publications prepared and issued
• Stakeholder Relationships established and maintained
• Annual/Quarterly/Monthly performance Reports prepared
• Individual work plans developed

KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS

Technical/Professional Responsibilities

• Applies agreed approaches that ensures the monitoring and evaluation of business processes for physical health infrastructures aligned with the MoHW organisational vision and strategic plan;
• Monitors the implementation of the physical health infrastructures standards, policies, processes and procedures;
• Applies and recommends econometric, cost-benefit and/or financial models to ensure investment and policy decisions concerning physical health infrastructures initiatives are based on a strong and rigorous evidence base;
• Conducts reviews of monitoring and evaluation tools and practices to update and refine the monitoring and evaluation frameworks as the initiatives progress and to support high quality service delivery and improvement;
• Utilizes learnings from the physical health infrastructures monitoring and evaluation work to influence M&E across the organisation;
• Advises the senior executive and other programme managers on initiatives to improve M&E capability of the organisation;
• Produces high-quality reports on M&E findings that support the initiatives' priorities and further evidence-based decision making;
• Embraces a process of continuous quality improvement, consultation and feedback to customers, in order to guarantee their needs and concerns are met;
• Provides professional advice and guidance to wide range of internal and external stakeholders on physical health infrastructures function and processes;
• Works with relevant stakeholders such as RHAs and other relevant providers to strengthen networks and influence adoption to strategic physical health infrastructure planning, requirements gathering and assessments;
• Implements and assesses education & support programmes for local healthcare providers to facilitate the implementation of physical health infrastructures initiatives;
• Assembles and analyses risk scenarios to determine the likelihood and impact of significant events to the physical health infrastructures business processes;
• Performs site visits/audits/inspections to verify the accuracy of reports and ensure the quality of project products/services and data collect;
• Escalates physical health infrastructure management issues and breaches for the attention of Health Infrastructure Analyst – M&E for appropriate action;
• Collects, collates, analyses and reports relevant data and programme outcomes to contribute to measuring against national and local performance indicator;
• Maintains M&E tools and data collection procedures (e.g. logical framework, project performance tracking, indicators, data flow chart, M&E manuals);
• Recommends ways to facilitate data collection and the flow of data within project teams;
• Identifies strengths and weaknesses in existing data collection and management systems and propose solutions;
• Monitors and reports on performance outcomes for the physical health infrastructures Programmes ensuring optimal delivery and alignment with the related plan;
• Collaborates with key internal staff and external stakeholders in healthcare to explore, identify, prioritize, implement and evaluate physical health infrastructures solutions;
• Plans and delivers key projects and activities to advance physical health infrastructure solutions in primary and secondary sectors to improve system integration across the healthcare sector;
• Contributes to the development of internal control mechanisms to guide the management of business processes under the purview of the Health Infrastructure Planning & Quality Management Division;
• Keeps abreast of physical health infrastructure initiatives (especially concerning M&E) to ensure adherence to international standards and competitiveness.

MINIMUM REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Engineering, Building Technology, or equivalent discipline;
• One (1) year experience in managing, designing, implementing, and evaluating large and multidisciplinary projects.

The Ministry of Health thanks all applicants for their interest; however, please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.